The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-06-16

some business matterS IN LON
don compelled an immediate decision, and
with many misgivings as to the consequences
] decided to make the attempt. The next
thing was to properly prepare, and this to
my thinking consisted in consultations with
any of my friends who had been abroad, as
TO the most effective "alleviators' Il could
hardly hope for q cure) of the expected
trouble. Various was the advice, multitu-
dinous the remedies, discrimination was 80
difficult, that finally decided that as lone
mans food was another's poison l would
take them all with me, and 30 with
my private stock of remedies and
alleviators I embarked on one Of
the stanchest of the Cunard feet the
Umbria. My first duty as we cast off, was
to find the steward, who had charge of my
room, and taking five-dollar note cut it
in half Handing him one of the halves i
said: 'Steward, this is my first voyage;
feel that am going to be very sick, but as
You see," pointing to the remedies on the
sofa, II am well provided. Now you stick
to me and at the end of the voyage you shall
have %his other half of the greenback." He
smiled, looked pleased at the prospect Of the
double fee and ventured a suggestion. Beg
GIN your pardon, sir, if was you I'd open
that ere port hole and heave the whole lot
out" His sturdy ignorance amused me-
What could a man who never was sea sick
know about it l prefer to deal with this
subject in moro scientific method. As he
left arranged all my remedies and deter.
mined to keep rough notes of what may hap
pen and then write them out at the end of
the voyage.
nax ua .xfT o,,I r IL k1,a
deck of this monster ship wonder in ad-
miration at its stability; the deck feels to
the tread like rock; it must take a wave
''mountains high to toss her up and down,
and they say the sea outside is as ''calm as
mill-pond.' Well, good starter anyhow.
/ am to get good but plain meal before the
ga il reached. l am to abstain from all
drinks of any kind, eschew cigars, then just
before we cross the bar retire to my room,
where disrobe and put stout band around
the patient" as from motives of delicacy I
shall term that portion of the human anat-
0my when on land, at least, our food finds
. resting place. The "patient" submitted
quietly to this preparatory course and taking
II to my berth with me, ] carefully
kept it on its back, with the electric bell
within easy reach, so could instantly sum-
mon my steward if needed. / fell asleep
with the sound of the waves smashing the
side of the ship, ar' thought on the whole
this gentle undula, was not unpleasant,
for we-the patient and I-were right amid
ships.'
Second Day.-I awoke in the morning to
6nd the sun Frightening up my room, and
touching my bell my IS steward was quickly
ct my door. asked for cup of coffee and a
biscuit, which l ate, and then announced
that intended to stay where was till be-
came quite at home with the motion of the
ship and the sea should be calm. In the
meantime he was to feed me up for all the
table was worth. He spoke enthusiastically
Of the weather and predicted q fine passage.
In about two hours he brought me substan-
tial breakfast which, to my surprise, rel
ished, and it was then that listened to his
syren presentations to take me on deck, for
T was my plan to keep the "patient" at least
You may not get another such day as this; /;
the sea is as quiet as q mill pond" The
breakfast, too, seemed to relish with the
1Ipatient," and everything looked so bright
that yielded and he piloted me on deck. !
had hardly looked round when, oh, horrors! !!
what 10 this feeling? Little rings of light
seem to be shooting from each eye The ship
II going up and down. the steps come up to
meet my foot, am faint; the steward tight
Ems his grip on my arm and instead of lead
ing me to my steamer chair where could lie
down takes me straight to the rail, my head
aOps one side like young baby's and / see
between the little rings Of light that nearly
blind me that awful sea; it is twirling round
upand down. The ''patient" cries out in ag-
osly as it yields to the sea all that was dear to
me. The steward says, 'That will do you
good, SIR" but can only cry out between
GpaemOdic gasps from the ''patient," !" "Take
me back /! take me back p and as he leads me
trembling and limp notice look Of sym
pathy from girl in Scotch cap, who is
walking the deck as though she were ashore.
All the rest of that day. and night lay in my
berth. II is no longer the quiet place it was was ;
kent ON its back. refuse every proffer Of
afistance, and yet that steward said it was as
sscalm as mill pond"
Third Day.-Last night, after dose Of
bromide, the patient failed to remain quiet
e was q weary night, but by morning had
not my body on its back, and had COM
nencsd on lemons; this held out with fair